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4 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Include \In*clude"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Included}; p. pr & vb n. {Including}.] [L. includere inclusum pref. in- in + claudere to shut. See {Close}, and cf {Enclose}.] 1. To confine within; to hold to contain; to shut up to inclose; as the shell of a nut includes the kernel; a pearl is included in a shell. 2. To comprehend or comprise, as a genus the species, the whole a part an argument or reason the inference; to contain; to embrace; as this volume of Shakespeare includes his sonnets; he was included in the invitation to the family; to and including page twenty-five. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: include v 1: have as a part be made up out of "The list includes the names of many famous writers" [ant: {exclude}] 2: consider as part of something "I include you in the list of culprits" [ant: {exclude}] 3: add as part of something else; put in as part of a set group or category; "We must include this chemical element in the group" 4: allow participation in or the right to be part of permit to exercise the rights, functions, and responsibilities of "admit someone to the profession"; "She was admitted to the New Jersey Bar" [syn: {admit}, {let in}] [ant: {exclude}] From Jargon File (4.2.3, 23 NOV 2000) [jargon]: include vt [Usenet] 1. To duplicate a portion (or whole) of another's message (typically with attribution to the source) in a reply or followup, for clarifying the context of one's response. See the discussion of inclusion styles under "Hacker Writing Style". 2. [from {C}] `#include' has appeared in {sig block}s to refer to a notional `standard {disclaimer} file'. From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (13 Mar 01) [foldoc]: include [{Usenet}] 1. To duplicate a portion (or whole) of another's message (typically with attribution to the source) in a reply or followup, for clarifying the context of one's response. See the discussion of inclusion styles under "Hacker Writing Style". 2. [{C}] "#include " has appeared in {sig block}s to refer to a notional "standard {disclaimer} file". [{Jargon File}]
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